TWSBI Classic Fine vs. Medium

[WanderingArchive]

I am thinking of buying a TWSBI Classic. But I am not sure if I should choose a fine or a medium nib. In the videos I have seen, the medium looks like my Parker 75 EF or 3776 SF. But is that the case or is it much thicker?

 

Thank you very much for your help in advance! ☺️

 

-WA

[maclink]

I don't know about the Parker 75 EF, but I do have a 3776 SF and several TWSBI's with both F and M nibs.  The TWSBI nibs are quite consistent with the F putting down a thicker line than the 3776 SF when no pressure is applied.  The TWSBI will also provider ink flow.  However, with pressure on the 3776 SF, you can get a line close to a TWSBI medium.... BUT:

 

A regular 3776 nib is like a nail in that it's very stiff with very little flex.  The SF nib does offer flex, but with more pressure than you may think.  I would therefore not work on the assumption that your regular writing will take good advantage of the flex.  Mine doesn't and I only use this pen in special circumstances.  IMO, after using the nib, I think it would work well for Japanese customers who plan to write with the native character sets (Kanji/Katakana).  After-all, it's a Japanese made pen.  The M and B nibs work well for Western markets, but the SF/F/EF's, IMO are for Western customers with special requirements/unusual preferences.

 

So, I'd recommend the TWSBI F nib and the 3776SF only if you enjoy a very fine line with average use and flex if you're good at writing with a pen that offers some flex.

[A Smug Dill]

3 hours ago, WanderingArchive said:

I am thinking of buying a TWSBI Classic. But I am not sure if I should choose a fine or a medium nib.

 

It's not even clear what you want to get from the TWSBI — whether that's exactly the same writing experience as one of the other pens, a different experience but with the same line width(s) nevertheless, or a different line width so as to broaden then range of what you have.

 

3 hours ago, WanderingArchive said:

In the videos I have seen,

 

Usually I'd suggest checking Goulet Pen's Nib Nook, but the facility doesn't seem to be working right now.

 

3 hours ago, WanderingArchive said:

In the videos I have seen, the medium looks like my Parker 75 EF or 3776 SF.

 

I don't think I've come across a non-Japanese Fine nib, let alone a Medium nib, that writes as fine as my (and my wife's) Platinum #3776 Century 14K gold SF nibs. They write even finer than regular Platinum #3776 F nibs when we write with little or no downward pressure.